The Sun. — London, England, 1838-08-14 00:00:00

I I * COURT CIRCULAR, Her Afajesty held a Privy Council yesterday .4tWnoon at Lord the New Pal ace , I t was attended by the L Lott President, the Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secre taries of State for the Home and Colonial Dep trtments, the fist Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of ,;rtiae.y t . rrj, the Ch ance ll or of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Se at War, the Lord S tewar d , and the Master of the Ji...frso. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Her Majesty gave audiences to the Marquis of Lansdowne qind Viscount Melbourne. The Court was attended by the Marchioness of Normanby, lady in waiting; the Vice Chamberlain; Lord Gardner, lord in wai ting; Lord Hill, gold stick in waiting • the Treasurer of th e H ousehold, the Comptroller of the 'Household, the Clerk Marshal, and Mr. Ricks, groom in waiting. The Queen rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon, at tended by the Hon. Miss Murray, Baroness Lehzen. Miss Quentin, Lord G ar d ner, H on. Colonel Cavend i sh, an d M r. Rich. The Earl of Westmoreland and the Chanoellor of the Ex cheo:Jr.:r had audiences yesterday of her Majesty. 1k Majesty had a dinner party last evening. The corn- Patty included their Serene Highnesses the Prince Peter and site Princess of Oldenberg, attended by the Baroness d'Aretin, dame d'honneur ; and Count Tolstoy, gentilhomme ; Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl and Countess of Surrey, Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady John Russell. The band of the Coldstream regiment of foot guards at tended at the Palace during the evening. Yesterday was the birth-day of the Queen Dowager. Her Majesty received congratulatory visits at Bushy Park from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and their Serene High nesses the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, who came from town to visit her Majesty. The Princess Augusta arrived on a visit to her Majesty at Bushy Park on Saturday evening, from her residence, Frogmore Lodge, near Windsor. The Duchess of Gloucester is much better. Her Royal Highness took an airing in a carriage yesterday, for the first time since her recent indisposition. 'The Ministers from Austria, Russia, France, and Prussia, assembled yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Bel gian Minister also transacted business at the Foreign•office yesterday. The Rev. Henry Wallace and the Rev. Dr. Reid had an I i nterview with Vi scount M e lb ourne, yesterday, in Downing street. Sir James M'Gr egor , D r . Ch am bers, and D r . H o ll and, 1 an in ceterview with Lord John Russell_ yesterday, at the H orne-offi. ineA Cabinet C ounc il was h e ld a t twe l ve o ' clock yesterday, at Foreign office. All tly:, Ministers were present exce p t di • -co unt Duncannon. Tne Ministers afterwards went to a tt en d e Privy Council at the Palace. .Lord Hill arid Mr. Fowell Buxton had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne. VA.SIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE The E ar l of Minto, ARRIVALS accomp anied . by Sir William Parker, fro m Charles Adam, and Sir W. Symonds, at the Admiralty, 'vatrorn a visit of inspection at Portsmouth ;__ Lord Robert Gros or, i n nunster, at Park -street ; Lord William Bentinck, at Vernon _ . use, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of West- Hotel'o Moor Park, Herts ; John Bell, Esq., at Brown's Cumberland, .• egent stre t from Clement Leases, Brampton, near Au - e ' DEPARTURES. ;orr. The Earl and Countess of Brandon, from Connaught. place, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire ; Lord Francis Russell, ;lA'runi Belgrave-square, for Gibraltar; the Earl of Ilchester Lady Caroline Strangways, from Old Burlington-street, f or his seat, Melbury House, Dorset; Viscount Villiers, from T rkel ey-square, for Cranbury Park, on a visit to Mr. lenomas Chamberlayne ; the Earl and Countess of Chiches tirr, from Piccadilly, on a continental tour; Sir William Zhhabazon, Bart., M. P. , from St. Je.mees-square, for Chel am ; the Earl and Countess of Brecknock, from Grosvenor -street for Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, their seat in Sussex; the Earl and Countess of Verulam, from lirosvenor-square, for their seat, Gorhambury, Herts ; Sir Ills Bathurst, from Mivart's Hotel, Brook -street, for Ills seat Clarendon. Park, near Devizes ; Viscount and Vis th Ashtos:vn, from Prince's -street, Hanover-s quare , f or eir se ats thessell House, S o uth ampton; Si r Philip Grey gerton., "Baronet, M. P., from H er tf or d- street, for Blagdon, j )4 a v 'tit to Sir Matthew W. Ridley ; Sir William and Lady 'uZs-ell, from Portman-square, for Cheltenham • Viscount d V iscountess Eastnor, from Hill-street, Berkeley -square, ',°' W arwickshire Mr. Spencer de Horsey, M. P., and Lady 11 - , de Horsey, from ; Grosvenor -street, for Cowes, Isle of Wight; Lord florin' don, from Kensington, for the family scat, Sal ntr"); near g i'lymouth ; Viscountess Fitzharris, from Park reet, for Leamington Spa ; Mr. Gladstone, M. P., from I‘Arlton- house -terrace, on a tour; the Right Hon. Sir John T ,;( 1 Lady Newport, from Wilton -crescent, for Tunbridge " e lls; the Marchioness of Lansdowne, and Lady L. Fitz- Inurice, from Lansdowne House, for their seat Bowood Park, L' i lta; Viscount Fitzharris, from Park-street,for Scotland '` L arquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale, from Belgrave-square, forr their seat, Y ester House, Haddingtonshire; the Hon. Mr. the C aven, fr om H yde Park-terrace, for his seat near Southampton ; Hon. William and Lady Fanny Howard, from Belgrave !squat°, for Eastbourne, Sussex; Sir C. and Lady Cockburn, 1 . 2 0 r Brioh t ,_ Conroy, fro Sir T. Gooch, for Norfolk ; Sir John and Lady ,-... , me nroy, f rom Kensington, for Cheltenham ; Lord and Lady y Clive, from Berkeley -square, for their seat, Ludlow Welshpool; Lord George Loftus, for Brighton Duke r of Qt• Alban's, from Stratton -street, for Southampton ; p• 'VV. H. Bruges, M. , for Bath ; Sir George Staunton, raarrt:, from De vonshire -street, for his seat, b Leigh Park, near . ega m, Hants ; Dowager Ls.ily Saltoun, from Great Cum _?_ viand-street, for her seat, Ness Castle, Inverness; Sir John .` t re en• Bart., M. for his seat, Orielton House, Pembroke of il; Hon. Gen. Upton, from Piccadilly, on a continental i c S h ir ". J':;nnson, for Cheltenham Duke and Duchess Poo l tr '°Pa, from Portland-place, for Gordon Castle, their a L' e r-; N. B.; Captain and Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, from " 1-, use in Park-square, for their place, in Kent. Th CHANGES. fr om e Marquis of A ng l esey, at Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, Su ssex Goodwood Park, the seat of the Duke of Richmond, in °e a' ; Sir Th omas and Lady Cotton Shepherd, at their Wln S taffordshir e , from Leamin g t on S pa; t h e Earl of o rnoutla, at Cheltenham, ' from his s eat , S an d we ll Park, to icks hire; Lord Ad o l p h us Fi tzc l arence, at Southamp froin Go o d wood Park, Sussex; the Duchess of Bedford, larightpn, fr om W o b urn Abbey, Bedfordshire ; Lord and Gou_Y u ffeld, a t t h e i r seat, Gunton Park, Norfolk, from . moudwood Park, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Rich- L ord ; Lord and Lady Rodney, at Brighton, from Bognor; at 'd,Kihnaine, at Dublin, from Bath ; Mr. J. Bailly, M. P. Lad iomesk Park, Breconshire, from Worcester; Lord and frotnY Clarina, at Straffan, on a visit to her Ladyship's father, wo„l3lackrock ; the Hon. Col. and Mrs. Wyndham, at Pet 'Wilt", from their seat, near Limerick, Ireland ; the Earl of se;t,°o, at Cowes, Isle of Wight, from Brighton ; the Dowa , "dY Suffield and the Hon. Misses Macdonald, at their "drßlickling, Norfolk, from Dover; the Bishop of Clogher \V o ' a dy Robert Tottenham, at the Palace, Clogher, from near odstoek Baron and Baroness Steinberg, at Aerewas, ,bit "..naven, from Ch e l ten h am ; the Ladies Bernard, lli at ""mwg,ton Spa, from Cheltenham. Lady Blessinoton entertained a party of foreigners laf distinction at dinrTer on Sunday evening, at her villa at Kensiagton t gore ; the Duke de Maine, Count Maurice Esterhazy, Count Paul Ester -43% Count de Castraes, and Count d'Orsay were among the company. -" , ri The D u k e d e Guise and Baron de Vanderplate have v ikos ved in town Trom the Conti nent, and contemplate a tour in the pro- The Duchess of Bedford has arrived at Brighton, inaln town, where her Grace will shortly be joined by the Noble Duke a nd the other members of the Russell family. The Marquis and Mar hioness of Ab ercorn and family have also arrived at that pleasant and f " h i i onable town, an d i nhabit Byam House, once the residence of the 'ate P.arl of Egremont and the Earl of Munster. Lord and L a dy C ourtenay have arr i ved at the Earl ''t . Devon's est a t es i n I reland. The Noble Lord and Lady's arriva l was Welcomed by the t enantry . on the family estates in the most grati fying Inanner. The Earl of Lonsdale, accompanied by Lady F. totitilick, Lady Caroline Poulett, Hon. George Bentinck, and the Hon. qe orge O'Call4gh an, arrived at Lowther Castle, Yorkshire, from Whit e. haven Castle, cumfaerland. Lord ;mil Lady Francis Egerton left Worsley Hall, thtir seat in Lancashire, on Wednesday last, for Dunrobin Castle, NatherlandaLiie, to visit their venerable relative the Duchess-Countess '4 tttb..:riatitl at the above splendid castle, tar The Earl and Countess of Essex have left Bel i.-ive-sa,ittre, for their delightful seat, Cashiobury Park, near Watford. N., 1 ; L('Ttlthip, (luring the summer, has kindly permitted the beautiful 44,s cottage in the park to be appropriated to pit, nic parties of ladie s q,,,g Rentlemen, who are freely admitted within the gates of his fi ne " t nain. I ' I, 'he Duke and Duchess of Richmond and the ''biro Lennox left POrtland.place yesterday, for Gordon Castle, 8anff ,,1771, Where his Grace has invited a large patty to shout grouse,. the . sea. the bulk commenced yesterday. The Duke, exclusive of inheriting teed u n i lk of the large landed possessions of the Duke of Gordon, am north" to Many of the local honours held by his Grace in the various kr , eith districts, and which requ re his Grace's presence in Scotland a t i.°l or the year. ),,,,—ady and Mr. Wombwell. the Hon. Miss Fox and An y+ and Many othe.r fashionable, lett London on Sunday last by the p,„.WetT Conapany's stearn.ship .intwerp. The same Company's packet caccss rictoria arrived yesterday morning. ,t- APPROACHING IVA RRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.-- is' I,rnkarriage is understood to be on the lapis between Browne C0n t04,,, ' Peal, of Wallace Craig, and Lady Mary Erskine, sister kun'e. Earl of Buchan, and cousin to Lord Erskine, Ambassador at b o ., I .h Mr. Baywith, of Mastfield, will shortly lead to the hyme. _altar the beautiful Mass Fanny Prittie, youngest daughter of I,4ll:lononrable Francis Aldbormigh l'rittic, and sister to Mrs. Ma t, 1 - Tho bridegroom eLet is in his twenty-seventh year, and iu" . t . ta* ndL,'; hl s majority cams into possession of the fine estates coht,t south of Ireland bequeathed to him by his uncle, the late to 'nd Baywith, M.P. The lady to whom Viscount Duncan, eldest hno;fthe Earl of Camperdown has sacred his hand and heart is the hall t" and accomplished daughter of Mr. G. It. and the nom Mrs. liot,,lnPs, and niece to Lord Watereark. The contemplated marriage 1 14, ec . 4 the Earl of Sandwich and Lady Mary l'aget, daughter of the e n tile 7th of the ensuing month. Ia,tII4.IIRIAGE IN HUG II LIF E.--011 ThUrSday 4 : 4, 5 . dt Tavistock Park, near Barnstaple, Mr. Edward Weld, of Lill. h. pu) Castle, Dorset, was united to Miss Wrey, only daughter of Sir .tl4 - 2 . a nct Lady NVrey. The marriage was soletnn.iz:cl according to T,i'.,,':', ( l' ( a. oc , the Rouaish church. A dejeuner, of which a large circle of nk,sly d ' p . laid cut in the chief diiiing-ro:.ra. aftr the '''' ballY Fait started for Lul a Oith Castle, Darset. it 4 ch irr ;16 10a 1 ,. 01 Too 001 , :re' l ' I io' nand o; Il tti, 01° th 9 I jot " et" :10 ( es' Al NS" vie"' t ell noi 'l O or' Jig o ,eg 0 0 ' che ° oe° r o e' o r, I fe Dic. LORD SUFFIELD'S STUD. The following horses, part of the above Nobleman's racing csta• blishment, were sold by Messrs. Tattersall yesterday afternoon : GS. ' GS. Cowley, 4 yrs Bamboo, 3 yrs l4O, latto, out of Lunacy 2O Sphynx, 2 yrs... B5, Alan, 2 yrs Espagnole, with a colt foal Alms, 2 yrs 29 by Glaucus Lunacy 5Ol out of Peggy Specie Zafra Galopade's dam Young Pipylina A bay yearling filly, by Ca- I Puce l5O mel, out of Zafra 2l 120 NEWCASTLE RACE S.-FRIDA Y. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added from the Fund, for two years old. Half a mile. 7 Subs. Mr. E. Peel's b. c. Alzodorf, Bst. 31b Whitehouse 1 0 Mr. W. T. Copeland's b. c. May the First, Bst 3lb The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Clegg's b. c. Abraham Cowley, Bst. 31b ; Mr. Fowler's ch. f. Concordia, Bst. ; Mr. Clarke's br. f., Bst. Maiden Plate of 50 sovs., given by Spencer Horsey de Horsey, Esq , M.P., for the Borough, for all ages. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Moss's br. c. Ascanius, 3 yrs, ist... ........ ......Lye 3 1 1 Mr. F. Tittensor's b. f. by Emancipation, 3 yrs, 6st. 1 lib I 0 dr Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. by Vanish, 3 yrs ; 6st. I Ilb 4 2 dr Mr. Barrow's b. f. Remnant, 3 yrs, 6st. I Ilb ...... Hurdle Race.—Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added from the Fund. Heats, twice round and and a distance. 5 Subs. Mr. G. Monro's b. m. Pandora, 6 yrs, Ilst. 61b Bond 1 1 Mr. Arnold's ch. g. Flash Billy, aged, I Ist. 81b...... ........ 3 2 Sir T. Boughey's ch. g. Dan O'Connell, 6 yrs, 11st. 61b ... 2 0 Mr. F. Pratt's ch. h. Will-o' -the -Wisp, aged, I Ist. 81b.... 0 dr PEDESTRIANISM. GRXAT MATCH FOR 500 GIIINEA fo-morrm morning, Molloy, the celebrated pedestrian (who accomplished the herculean task of walking 1,250 miles in 1,000 successive hours a short time since on Bromley Common) commences performing another match for 500 guineas, in Hall's Cricket-ground, at Camberwell, to walk 1,000 miles in 1,000 successive half-hours. Betting is to a consi derable amount against the performance ; and for the purpose of satisfying those persons who have wagers pending, the gates of the cricket-ground are to be kept open, day and night, so that at any hour they may have the opportunity of witnessing him walking. Should he succeed in performing the,. task, it will rival any on the rce3rds of pedestrianism. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. The new opera called The Devil's Opera was produced here last night. The libretto and music are the joint pro duction of Messrs. Macfarren, father and son. The following is a brief outline of the plot :—Marquis Posillipo ( Seguin) is a believer in the occult sciences, which he has studied under Herman (Burnett), a German student, to whom he promises the hand of his daughter, Medora (;Mrs. Seguin), in the event of success in re-animating; a corpse which has been brought to him for that purpose. The body, which is submitted to a va riety of experiments, disappears, but a little devil ( Diavoletto) springs up in its place. Herman accordingly leads Medora an unwilling victim to the altar, affections having been pre viously bestowed upon Count Vallardi ( Frazer). The ceremony is interrupted by Diavoletto, who carries off the bride, and the unfortunate Marquis is conveyed to a dungeon, where he is ar raigned before the " Council of Ten," who condemn hire to the rack, from which he is rescued by the fiend, who bears him off triumphantly amidst a blaze of fireworks. The Marquis is next found at the Palace of Vallardi, who assumes to be a con juror. He places the Marquis within the magic circle, and conjures up a host of elves and spirits, and lastly, a picture of Hebe becomes animated, his lost daughter Medora appearing as the figure. The whole, as it appears afterwards, is a trick to cure the Marquis of his fantasy, Diavoletto being no other than a black slave in disguise, and the spirits, &c., being per sonated by his own domestics. Pepino, his page (;Miss Rain. forth), also turns out to be a female in disguise, who is in love with Herman, to whom she is eventually to be married. Dia voletto ( Wieland) receives the hand of Signora Giovanina, a gouvernante (Miss Poole), and filially the constancy of Mc dora and Vallardi is rewarded in their union. Such is the plot. The music was far better than is usually attached to vehicles of this description, and, if not 'quite effective as a whole, possesses many compositions which cannot fail to strike th _ . e most unaccustomed car. The overture held out lair pro mise, which the opening chorus followed up, and the beauti ful terzetta in the first act, " Good night ! may slumber lend its balm," fully sustained. It was well sung by Miss Rain forth, Mrs. Seguin, and Miss Poole, and received a hearty encore, a compliment which was paid to Mr. Burnett's ballad, "Oh blame me not that I have strayed." The piece was, on the whole, very favourably received, and was given out for re petition amidst great applause, mingled, however, with some dissent. There was a very good house. DEATH OF J. JERVIS, SEN., ESQ. Q.C.-WC regret to announce the death of this distinguished lawyer, formerly Chief Justice of Chester, who expired oil Wednesday last, at the resi dence of his son, J. Jervis, Esq., M.P., at Beaumari,, at a very advanced age. COPENIIAGEX, AUG. 4 —M. Mac Eiday a planter, probably the richest private person in the capital; died lately. His pro perty is estimated at 2m00,000 of r . x d, liars. The adjourned inquest on the nine persons killed by the explosion of the boiler on board the Victoria atezum.boat, in June last, was resumed today, the only survivnj engineer, having sufficiently recovered to giva t videire. A number of scientific and influential gentlemen were gratified on Wednesday last, by a visit to the works of the South British Cotton Company, who, as most of our readers are aware, have fixed on Coventry for their first establishment, and whose doors have for some time past been closed against all applicants, during the progress of bringing to perfection their machinery, invented by the Company's engineer, Mr. Rayner and his sons, for spinning cotton. The pa tents being now complete, and the machinery in perfect working order, we were invited to be present at its first starting into full opera tion ; and we confess our surprise and delight at its elegance, sim plicity, and astonishing facility in performing the object for which it is intended, and with perfect confidence we assure our numerous friends that great as has been the expectation on the subject of this valuable improvement in one of the most important branches of British minis. facture, it is in this instance snore than fully realised by its very scien tific inventors. We are assured, and from our own observations have no doubt, that its productive powers are fifty per cent, greater than any other spinning machine at present in use; and the yarns full thirty per cent. better than those spun on the old machine; in fact, this hive:)_ tion,..under the auspices of the South British Cotton Company, is at the present time what Mr. Arkwright's was when he invented his improve_ ments. It firms completely a new era in the important branch of cot ton spinning —Coventry Herold SAVINGS BANKS.—Au account of the cumber of depositors, and of the sums deposited in savings banks—divided into classes at the close of the last quarter of each of the years from 1830 to 1837, both inclusive, has just been officially published. The details are extracted from official returns. They show the increase or decrease in each of the above years, to which is subjoined a statement of the secu rities or stocks in which such deposits were invested at the end of the last quarter of each year. From this it appears that the number of de positors during the foregoing series of years has increased from 421,129 to 624,560; that the deposits have increased in gross amount to 4,763,9551. This document fluffier suppli2s the number of pers3ns to whom dividends were payable out of the before-nanyd public securities on the 10,11 of October, 1837, and sth of January, 1836. From this it appears that there were 81i,927 nut exceeding 5/. ; 25,963 not ex. ceedin3 100/.; and 1,363 - not exceeding 2001. Mrs. Gharlus Mathews (late Madame Vestris) and her husband, Charles Mathews, who departed for America on board the Great Western strainer, were expected to arrive at New York un Sunday, the sth instant. They do net, however, commence their en gagements at the Park Theatre until Saturday, the 15th of September It is the intention of Mr. and sirs. Mathews to employ the internie tllate time in • ;!iEing if Lpv, 'country. ° 'HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 18N. THE CROPS, „ ..'",- 1, - , n grow , WOFS .ITiii*tamo. . „,,,_ _. eand worse. Mr. Ada m i, of (Warden, an earriei s . - Ln raWnter, era; disured tts that the a ppearance of the hcp yards witl;',n !''he la`.(f foi tnight, in the n s t , i il i s , a more te d d u u t ;p f r o o r m o i l s!(; \ ,"' y i t ) I r , c a e n s t h e e ,: e; j e a- r tn4, e ii e !g iti e l4 (s b l o ne u d r vi l p, i i . ie r . o fie,,, d iir i. o i 3 f l c M l,r t r et d e t e ' f erd is Pneladcd, by which, contra(•;• to logic and common cerise, thC smaller terrn cOmpfehendtP the larger, the Hereford heing so very much more ,extensive than t h e Wareeiter li'oo,distriet), has fallen to 6,0001. The wheats have been mall !aid b'y tye h'eavy rains, and are hat alow,ly maturing, the weather in the illet 1. 4 e4 having been remark. ably cold for the season.—Hereford Tinier L . ,,,,,,( 45 na.......Raia has fallen every day during' 5.1!.-.. , last vrecdi, .g!iCci't 1-t ,. . , .e.!: , .:. , rdtty ( Wedneschy), when a very large_ of 114 tuts ilbikeci; Sksft !n a Very had condition. In cut the ino.ving of which is delayed daj tifie'z' eiti);„ the t q h u e 'fi n t e i i t g y hbourhood of Lalcatei mach lit.ly-gfarts terrains un. fl It r:-.,tlwr will change for the bettef... , filerc'tri:y weather is most clla-"!trct!s'for the farmer, and the rapid growth of we'd in the gardens is eiffeanely troublesome and advaneing: upon it , : 111orit11 ;To we gave our readers notice Stealthily atid 51 , ....w1y, hut with constant step, is Scafeify % I :c o : P. : h i t : I e l ! e — Ha bfa x Express. of hiP; cdiiiiil ;- - - - we had espied his sild.:lciw in the distance;— now the form df flit tholistef hims€lf is visible to the dullest e ye. From that period, when rtiard , ahliled at shat they were plea7ed to term our foolish fears, corn liar lietri gte'adily rising In price, Until it 11,.s reached a quotation higher than an; i. has known for yeal2 past, It is still on the advance. There is little corn in the country—flip. Mitre Muter, the cutting winds of spring, the cold wet summer, the still edritint)Cd chilliness and dampness of the atmosphere, have combined to 1311glit all lopes of an tibindant harvest.—Somerset County Gazette. TAUNTON. —Tht harVsit has begun in our neighbourhood. In sheltered grounds the crops afe remarkably heavy, the ears being full and the straw fine. But in exposed looalities, which were much visited by the north winds of the winter and spring, the stalks are very thin. Taking all the lands together, the crops will fall considerably below the average. —lbid. PRESTON.—The low lands in the vale of Ribble are flooded. A large quantity of hay that had been cut Many days ago is either greatly deteriorated, or nearly destfoyed by the con tinued wet, and a large breadth remains umitif, and is daily suffering in quality. The wheat, excepting on fine land, i, backward and ill.fed, and we fear that a much longer continu• ance of wet weather will, the season having far advanced, ren der it irretrievable. Si x wee k s of warm sun would i do ' much to redeem the p ast ; b ut present appearances are somewhat alarming. In the Fylde the crops are said to be luxuriant. BA NFFS HIRE. The crops here, as everywhere else, are con siderably later than last year. Hay is a heavy crop, but has got a very bad season, most of it being in bout at the break of the weather ; and, though the rains have been heavy and almost unremitting, oats have not, from the nature of the soil, suffered so much, but are looking extremely well ; barley and bear are also presenting a healthy and fragrant appearance ; and we have not heard of a single instance worth mentioning of the failure of either the potato or turnip crop. Everything, in li a j o un r sl t ot , bears a most promising appearance, and we are happy to say that the weather, for the last few days, has changed much for the better.—Keith, July, 1838. Aberdeenshire,lv9onepffionrimonast icoeoinsfl..i....ln.bm experiencede. toeret hfoiastunhrde, districtrsetf f aaa r personaldtroememroestfrhsta:hs are ( From the Aberdeen Herald of Saturday last.) We had lately occasion to visit the more important districts prepared s pre esnp. observation yt oa a grif form mt muchhae r r ceo willcrops. are very late. Corn is an average crop. The same may be said of barley, unless on very low-lying 'farms where it has been much injured by the late rains. Potatoes . will turn out well, but fears arc en tertained for the quality. The turni •ps have made rapid pro gress, and do not appear to have suffered much from the cold spring weather. Hay scarcely an average crop and not very ri c h i n quality. It is mostly 11 ' and a good deal, hand perhap s t h e h alf of it, in the y a cut ' coll. Pastures generally excellent. MAR.—I n the Mar district the crops are about three weeks late, perhaps rather more. Corn has a good appearance, and promises to weigh well, and giv egood however, straw. Tu rn i ps were fair. W e o b served some fields, blanks, b ut we did not hear this o mentionedever, i n which as any thing like a general complaint. Potatoes have an excellent a pp earance. flay is b ut m iddli ng —i t will be very lightin some dist r i c t s where it was c h ec k e d b y t h e unseasonable weather in spring. Barley is beatitiful, especially in the nei • ghbourhood of Monymusk. SKENE.—The crops are farther advanced in this district than in any other, we dare say, in the county. One field of barley, on Mr. Valentine's farm, is already turned, and we noticed a field of oats, on the same farm, beginning to colour. Harvest will be little past the usual time in Skene. Potatoes here did not appear so promising as in some of the other dis tricts ; and, on some fields, the hay is very thin and little of it celled. Turnips looked well upon the whole. ALFORD.—The late rains have been much against the crops in the Vale of Alford, particularly on marshy soils. Corn looks well ; barley fair; but hay is under an average crop, and very little of it gathered, though mostly all cut. Turnips have a good appearance, and paqure is abundant. BUCHAN.—The crops in Buchan suffered a good deal from the cold spring. Some fields of corn and barley have been blasted ; but, speaking generally, an average crop is pro mised. There have been but few failures of potatoes in Buchan—a circumstance which is singular, when compared with the last two years. It is evident, from the foregoing facts, that, if warm weather do not set in soon, not only will harvest he late, but the, crops will be reaped and housed in bad condition. We have little encouragement to hope for a favourable change of weather, if w e judge - from - from present appearance. Th e exper i ence of last season, however. is encouraging ; an d, if gen i al warmth set in soon, there will be abundance in the land for man and beast. MONEY MARKET EEDY LEGISLATION - Where there is aIT PI ttikd I§ tviy. says 'the adage ana One Vet)? Useftd the it was well efterriptted l as t iii g ht i_serd Aro,u g hmt le the tittee on .i toint-strick )satilts is tleß of Cuilaguan ana Mr. oppose case of newspapers, fife p ro is :ri et or s of Which have heen sub- came to London from Dublin purposely t o jetted to a grkvo., erpo ng • by th e linpilsoninnt for Debt the renewal Of the charter of the Bank of Ireland. One of Bill. It is quite clear that the 'eoruptll;ng newspaper pro- these gentleNien maniger oti'ms Itiberosts Bank; and t h e prietors t o i nsert adVeniteedients of any length fot three of the Royal Bank of tr..land; and their N tes e tim e j o y n e ) (l ', a a p s ar a t shillings is A ilatrratt 'piece of injustice. 1 , froin other matters to w hiCh it re l a te s , may be i.e The i.ord Chancellor said the 1 4 .1 4 .'• uid not come int o far abstiact ar the case phi forth loly liatAirig interest of ,t operation till next terms tte. between that period arid 'the iAlastsi geilertily as against such renCe.vat. lie jocitriety next meeting of relilament the hardship whith eivOld be in- 'taking their evidence on this occasion aad in this manner Meted eTutd not be very great. was obVious; it was too late in the Session to afford any " Why not," said Lord Et roligham, "bring in a short Bill proipett of carrying any Bill for the continuance of that to-night, making the alteration, and contaittiq-, the words, monopoly, and as the question ttiVst . e?tPe tit) aqn ht the any existing Aet3 to the contrary nutvvithstanding' ? Such next session, itmille iikaiea 16 the Niemberl of an Act would have the effect of repealing the present one, the House ef Commons to study this evidence, and which would receive the Royal assent before the Act he pro- make up their minds how they will act. No man of posed could pass." A Peer having observed that a Bill could sense or observation ttho ?cads it, eati the not be introduced that night, as it was not drawn, Lord remarkable position in which the present (the liberal !) Brougham instantly placed some paper on his knee, and in the Ministry are p!accd by it. Lord Liverpool and Mr. Robin course of a minute or two drew his Bill ; after which he rose son (Lord Ripon) had made up their minds long ago with and said, "My Lords, I present your Lordships w ith a B i ll respect to this monopoly, as they had done with that of the entitled An Act touching the insertion of the schedules of Bank of England, that " such privileges were out of fashion " debtors in newspapers,' and I move that this Bill be now read and that they could not be continued beyond the charters then a first time." The Bill having been accordingly read a first existing. In the evidence before the Committee the point is time, his Lordship said he should move the second reading put still more powe r f u lly, since it appears that both the Royal this day, and gave noti ce that he should move the suspen- Bank and the Hibernian Bank were established in 1 824, I,in sion of the Standing Orders, so that it might then pass t d h e a r t e t r e re ah is ar a t s e s r ur o a f n t c h e e s Bfraoank LoforidrelLanidvewrpaosoalotantrol be Lord en renewed, p e o d n: through its remaining stages. Ilere, then, is a Bill drawn, read a first time, and plac e d i n Thos e es t a bli s h ments would never have been formed but for a train o f b e i ng passed, in a homer period than that t a k en u p that assurance. Now, those two statesmen, in giving , in st a ti ng t h e o b jections to the proceeding. There was evi_ considered without doubt, without looking to thei r own tenure deafly no lion i n hi s L or d s hi p ' s path.—Morning Chronicle. of office, or the probabilities of life, that no future circum stances eculd prevent such an assurance from taking ef fect. Their political opponents, who must succeed to power if they were removed from it, were declared ene mies to all monopoly, and they never could have con templated that if they, a Tory Administration, who were willing to perpetuate some exclusive privileges, created an exception to their general policy as regards the Bank of England, this particular abuse would be that which a Whig Administration would consent to cherish and preserve. The difference between the men consists in this—that Lord Liverpool understood the subject, and had made up his mi n d how to deal with it ; the others did ri.7,t, and dreading in their ignorance to enter fairly upon the contest with the Bank Di rectors, they made an exception to their general policy, and renewed the Charter. With the Bank of Ireland there is yet time to retrieve this false step, and abundant reason is afforded in the evidence of Mr. Callaghan and Mr. Dunne, for the extinction of that mono poly at least. These gentlemen give it as their decided opinion, that the exclusive privileges act injuriously to the prosperity of Dublin in particular, and of Ireland gene rally ; and that the public voice is wholly opp o sed to their continuance. This is on a question of princi ple merely, but beyond that the Directors are charged with employing the powers vested in them in an arbitrary and capricious manner, and even with yielding to political and religious influences in the managemeni.of their business. That remarkable proceeding of the Bank of Ire land, which has been so much commented upon since in va rious quarters, in keeping the rate of discount lower than that of the Bank of England, is attributed by these witnesses to de sign to'put down the rival banks, for the sake of which they consented to administer to the excitement which already pre vailed fionn overtrading ; and their refusal to accept Bank of England paper, respecting which some very curious circum stances arc disclosed, is ascribed to the same cause, the other banks having imported a large amount of it, as an aid in weather ing the panic, but the refusal of the Bank of Ireland to take it, for which they were perfectly unprepared, and which was quite sudden, rendered it of little use to them. All practical men who will take the trouble of going over this evidence will find in it an excellent summary of the whole question. Times. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. THE ST. LEGER. The betti ng was con fi ne d to a few horses, but was not destitute of interest. lon and Don John were at the previous week's quo tations, and not much sought after Lanercost was backed by several parties, and was a point or two better than before ; Grey Momus was also in high force in influential quarters. The odds were liken ice taken rather freely about Appleton Lad, who rose a point or two ; the layers, however, were neither scarce nor shy. Cobham, although backed for a trifle at 14 to 1, was ob vionsly out of favour—it was hinted that he is not quite up to the mark. The other betting does not require observation. Closing prices : 7 to 2 agst Colonel Peel's lon—take 4 to 1 9 to 2 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dun John—take 5 to 1 7 to 1 agst Mr. Parkins's Lanereost—take 8 to 1 10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus—taken freely 12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. C oom b e ' s Cobham—taken 18 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Albemarle—take 20 to 1 23 to 1 agst Mr. Thompson's Talleyrand—taken 33 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Easter—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gascoigne's Watchman—taken THE DERBY. 2,000 even betted on the field against twelve. THE LATE GOODWOOD STAKES.—The Stakes are withheld from Mr. Theobald on the objection that Loutherbourg is five years old, one year more than stated in his nomination. The matter is not yet decided. ISLE OF THANET-MONDAY. (From the Morning Advertiser.) RAMSGATE. —After a delightful and quick passage by the Commercial Steam Navigation Packet, I arrived here on Sa turday, and have since journeyed along the coast up to the time of sending this communication. The visitors here are more select than numerous, and this the tradesmen of " the Royal Port and Harbour" assert to be in consequence of the predilection for Boulogne and the French coast. The dif ference in the fare not being very material, and the desire to see " La belle France" having been greatly enhanced by the popular visit of Marshal Soult, which it is affirmed by our Gallic neighbours will be reciprocated by the Duke of Wel lington in a short time. The entrance from the outer to the inner harbour is now completed, and a handsome light iron bridge of one arch has been constructed by the Messrs. Rennie. Store and ware houses are in course of erection, which, when finished, will complete, we believe, this great national work. At the en trance to the sands, from Harbour -street, elegant shops have been erected for the sale of confectionary, &c., and a new tavern has been opened. The theatre is closed, and indeed there is a want of some place of public entertainment. A new Palace for her Majesty, on the west cliff, is confidently talked of by the inhabitants. From Ramsgate, I progressed through " quiet Broad stairs," via St. Peter's, (where the Ranelagh Gardens are open with an efficient company), to Margate. In the beau. tiful fields on either side of the road, harvest operations were busily going on, and last Saturday there were few crops not reaped. The wheat appeared to be healthy and good, if not plentiful. Barley and oats somee hat backward. One " jolly farmer," more charitable than some of his neighbours, in the language of Boaz, in Scripture, " commanded his young men, saying, let her (Ruth) glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not." Th e su b stance o f this beautiful passage was spoken on behalf of several poor women, gleaners. Here it is right, on behalf of the farmers, to state their com plaints of the conduct of the visitors to the fields. Not only do they pull up and carry away large quantities of the growing crops ; but tread down and destroy a greater portion. The writer was told by one farmer, that he had suffered a heavy loss by such depredations ; and that it was intended to call a meet ing in order to the inclosure of the fields. At Margate there is no want of public amusement. The Theatre, under the excellent management of Mr. Saville, is open each evening of the week, with performances in tragedy, comedy, &c., well sustained by an effective corps dramatique, aided by good scenery, dresses, and decorations. It is to be regretted, however, that the spirited proprietor has not a larger share of patronage, the want of which may be accounted for by other attractions of a far less intellectual character, su c h as the bazaars, which are open to a late hour gratis; but where much money is lost at the gaming-tables and raffles. Tivoli Gardens are open with a variety of amusements of the very best description, consisting of vaudevilles, concerts in the splendid saloon, brilliant illuminations, and superb displays of fireworks. There are also exhibitions of living models of sculpture from the antique, cosmoramas, &c., and the lovers of Terpsichore are provided with an excellent band and a polite and attentive master of the ceremonies. In brief, the pro. prietors appeared to have excited themselves to the utmost, regardless of expense, in upholding this Vauxhall of Kent. With reseect to this establishment, not a little excitement has been raised in Margate by an attempt to put a stop to the concert of sacred music on Sunday evenings. The following copy of a placard, which has been published, ill explain the matter : _ _ " Inhabitants of Margate,—The welfare of the town de pends upon the visitors; ought then their amusements to be curtailed ? " The Deputy of the town end the Curate, not content with closing our noble assembly-rooms two years since, have now exhorted and threatened the proprietor of Tivoli against opening his conce.t-room for sacred music on Sunday nights. " I very much question if, legally, these "saints" can inter fere. This, I know, they dare not. " Let every well-wisher to the town of Margate support the spirited proprietor of Tivoli—ire have had enough of cant and hypocrisy." The above is promulgated and signed by Joshua Wadding ton, Esq., of the Marine -terrace, an inf)uentiid Reformer here, and whose public resistance to the undue collection of rates I shall have sonic interesting facts to report upon in my next. The printed announcements—lodgings and beds to let— may be seen at one-half the houses here. The pier is kept in admirable order by the policemen stationed there. IRELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. - DUBLIN, AuG. 12 . " TUE CROPS.—The long rains have not done so much injury to the crops as was anticipated. Barley and oats will be plen tiful, and an excellent crop of potatoes is expected, the failure having been but partial. Wheat has suffered slightly, but on the whole will be an average crop. Flax has been least suc cesseul, it is thin and short. The greatest satisfaction is felt and expressed in town to day at the intelligence conveyed in The Sun, received this morning, that Lord John Russell rejected the mutilated Cor poration Bill. It is feared, however, that the Lords will -- the Tithe Bill. Its rejection in its present state would give the utmost pleasure to the Irish people. Among the latest arrivals here from London are the Chan cellor of the Exchequer's family, and Mr. Galloway , the veteran Reformer. The latter is on a tour through the country. THE MAHISTRACY.—The revised list of Magistrates seems to have b een ma d e up in a very careless manner. Every p ost brings the na mes o f a number of persons added to it who have been omitted from the original list of Justices. Among these examinedspndat so if s e t:), ‘gyfnae: tseven ocruee n ardithe hereafter of invested scientific O d specimens of copper ore may be relied on. was stated, with nediestt,:lhitoo.le)ftn:e thoughc n nonen ss i were,n. it • _on Thursday, 13th u l t , a Vestry was c lied a' CHURCH -R ATES AND STURGES BOURNE ' S A CT . Camberwell, by tl • Parish Officer,, on the su bj ect of Church-rates. The Vicar in the Chair. The Parishion ers, h owever, by a considerable majority, de elated against the snaking a r a t e, on which an appeal was made by the friends of the rate to Mr. Sturges Bourne's Act. The Parishione rs were, by this means, deprived of their majority, and the condemne d impost, by this Aristocratic Act, was fastened upon them. MOOR GANIE.—It is likely that the game ill the moors in the neighbourhood of ,Rochdale and Whitworth will be very scarce this season, as great quantics of the young birds have been found dead: no doubt they have been killed by the severe storm on time 4th ult. One person alone, in one day last week, found upwards of fifty blzis dad on or.:. r., - ;.30r near Wilitwor•th - , and large quantities have been ibund by others.—Bolton Catonicla THE CROPS IN IRELAND. The Dublin Evening Post, a paper that may be considered high authority on the subject of agriculture, in a long and able article on the Harvest, states the gratifying fact that " Now, at the present moment, there perhaps was never suc h a pr osne ct of an abundant harvest as there is in Ireland."— Wc have now before us" (continues our contemporary) " a letter from a Nobleman, than whom there is not a bet ter practical farmer in Ireland, from which we shall give the following extract On a tour through the midland counties, Kildare, Meath, Longford, and Cavan, I hare found the present appearance of the crops luxuriant and promising to an almost unexampled degree, and as yet not a stalk is broken or laid. The weather, however, is unfavourable, the bay badly saved, and ripening retarded for want of sun and genial warmth.' We ma y add, that this statement is corroborated by com munications received from various parts of the country. In one worJ, should the weather clear up within a week—but we would not extend the hypothesis much further—the country will be blessed with abundance. Perhaps, however, there never has been a more critical fortnight in respect to food than th e next will be." Towards tl:e conclusion of the article to which we refer, we find that our authority is apprehensive that "with all the efforts which have been made to meet the pressure, a very severe seaso n of scarcity is at hand. U n d er the most fav6ura ble predictions, we must, perforce, calculate upon a late harvest. This is now certain—there is, in truth, no closing our eyes to t hi s . The harv es t w ill b e fi ve or six week's late. Of course the stock of home grown corn is still considerable, and so it oug ht, to use an Irish idiom in a sense somewhat dif ferent to the usual acceptation, for the eight or nine hundred thousand quarters of Foreign Grai n i n b ond a month ago, is only equal to o ne week ' s consumption. THE ARMY. We regret to learn that in a regiment (we s h a ll not say whether of cavalr y or infantry) ie lately return e d from I n di a, such a system of anno)ance is carried into effect t owar d s old officers ( ev idently with a view to dis g ust and obl ige them to retire) as to demand the attention of the authorities. At present we trust that our notice may prove sufficient to remedy the evil, and the commanding officer would do well to bear in remem brance the Court martial held some years since on Captain Wathen of the 15th Hussars and its consequences, as, should the system we deprecate be continued, the regiment shall be named, and on the heads. of those who shall drive us to such a course of proceeding be the result. No vessels have yet been officially named for the conveyance of the 94th and 95th regiments as reported, and we much doubt whether they will proceed to Ceylon so soon as expected, Col. Pitt, at present inspecting field-officer of the Leeds recruiting district, is on the eve of exchanging with Lieut.-Col. Bradshaw, of the 77th Regiment. The arrangement relative to a change in the command of the Carbineers, mentioned by us a few days since, is not to take place, some obstacles having arisen in a certain quarter whcli are deemed insurmountable. A great many reports being afloat concerning the next regi ment for New South Wales, we think it necessary to state that the choice lies between the 96th regiment and 7th Fusi leers. We have reason to suppose the former; if so, the Fusi leers are certain to go out next year. Lord Melbourne recently stated in Parliament that the Government did not see any necessity for increasing the mili• tary force in Canada ; the last accounts received from them announced the removal of the 93d Highlanders from Nuva Scotia to Q ue b ec, a pretty sure sign that his Lordship's opinion in this, as well as in other questions, is to be looked upon by the public with great caution. A correspondent inquires what prior claims have the Indian over the British army, Oat in the late distribution of decora tions there were given Companionships of the Bath to four teen Lieutenant- Colonels in the Indian Army, and eight Majors, whilst only to vim Ueutenant- Colonels of the British Army were considered worthy of the distinction, and all Majors of that service completely excluded. The expected move of the 7th fusileers to India, via New South Wales, has caused several changes in that regiment, and it is now sal I that Lord William Thynne will suc ceed Colonel Farquharson in the command, should they go. We- would take leave to suggest to the authorities when granting them nting the augmentation of officers, permitting their present lieutenants to remain as they are, and adding so many second lieutenants as to place the establishment of the regiment on the same footing as all others in the service. By doing so, a savin g would accrue to the public, some jealousy be removed, and the interests of the service not in the slightest degree interfered with. TIIE MILITIA. The following colonels and adjutants of in:lita are at pre. sent vacant C olonels —R u tl a nd, North D )wn, Galway, and Kilkenny. Adjutants - 2d Lancashire, Leice3tcr, East Midt:e. sex, Radnor, Shrupsiiiro, Ist Sainc-rn.t, Puto, and South Co:k.—ldoeni.v Herd]. DISTRESS IN SHETLAND. TO THE ZDTTOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sitt,—l perceive in the Chronicle of yesterday a letter respecting the distress in the Shetland Islands, signed "J. Crombie," to which, as it bests some injurious reflections on a near relative of mine, who is not here to gnawer for himself, I take the liberty of replying through the same channel ; and although I shall be obliged to occupy a considerable n iece in your colurtins, I am sure your sense of justice will induce you ki of t amide room and verge enough not only to refute the state ments fit ilk , letter t e!eded to, but to set the so much disputed question of " Shetland destitution" filially at rest, Let me remark, in the first place, that it is rather unfortunate for Ole korantittee, who have at last found a mouthpiece in Dr. Crombie, that the elistreee under which he appears to wince so sensitively, have remained unaneWcted far a whole fortnight, &trine which time they Ifeee been circul a ting threttehout the three kingdoms. Why were they not eeetieed sooner ? Tkere was no " cloaked wizard," no " se. cret agency" ehlfht.yest here. Mr. Br Clay's statements were signed . with his name, and they Ilfribee?eii, with one eXecption, in every Jour_ gal, Morning and Evening, in falafel', Tin', Sir, the Committee s by whiek 1 frog it to be observed, I wean id (Ms leiter only the acting, Sirighpeffer rttnap) did not wish to answer. wanted no discussion ef iirtir Merits, no further light thrown upon their Roceed. ings, and they have thi feeson id thank the advocate, who has so tarne l e u steppes.' forward in their deferiee, mod who, instead of white-washing theta, nee' as I shall prove, sunk theft!, if possible, deeper into the mire. Any one that reads the statement of Dr. Crombie would suppose that the Committee had no evidence of thedistress existing in Shetland, but that which rested on Mr. Barclay'e " exaggerations." Now, Sir, I shall lie able tefeisow, I Batter myself to your satisfaction, that if Mr. Barclay had never opened his mouth—if he had been as mute even as the Com. mittee whom he has arreigtsed at the bar of public opinion, there was evidenc:,d effeeneh, and more than enough, of " deep and extensive dis tress" before thd ethmnittee. The Shetland Islands, f hem)" , need inform yen, suffered more than any other district, from the coeseqUences of the 11:iture of the crops which occurred in 1636. In 1837 they, and they alone, "ere visited with a repetition of the calamity. The crops of corn, with fees ex ceptions, either did not fully ripen, or were in a great measure destroyer by storms of unprecedented violence and duration, an 4 by the spray of the sea carried over the land by the force of the wind. Such was the failure of the potato crop—the main dependence of the people— that in many places it was left in the ground. There is not an unbiassed person in Shetland who cannot bear testimony to these facts. To any one acquainted with that part of the kingdom, it is unnecessary to state, that the result of such a state of things must be deep and wide-spread distress during the spring and summer of the following year. Accord ingly, as early as the beginning of February, that distress began to mani. fest itself in no fewer than nine parishes. But as this will, of course, be set down by the Committee to the credit of " exaggeration," I appeal to the following documentary evidence EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF GLA SGO W COMMITTEE, MARCH 20, 1838. " Applications for relief from the inhabitants of Tingwall, and other right parishes, were then read, when it was 2...AVed—That copies of these, and of any other applications from simi an ,: or_ the Orkneys should be sent to the Edinburgh and Aberdeen Committees, who would attend thereto, see i ng t h at this Corn mittee had already enough to e'^ by attending to the islands and parishes on the *Cift evsat, and had hitherto ie.ken no charge of the Orkney and Shetland islands.'' These applications fof feilef were forwarded is the Glasgow to the Edinburgh Committee, and the reset/ tees that the latter; On the 27 th of February, 1838, passed a resolution ackliaWhalging "a coesiderable failure of the crop in Shetland last year," but negattring relief, b et ; once they had determined to apply all their resources " to a well digested plan of emigration." The Glasgow and Edinburgh Committees having thus closed the door of relief against the distressed Shetlanders, the lat ter naturally turned their eyes to the London Committee, who had ample funds in hand, and who very humanely referred them back to the Edin burgh Committee, and thus they were bandied about between these Committees, each trying to shift the burden upon the other without a shilling to the Shetlanders until the Bth of April, when the London Committee Sent 8901. to that of Aberdeen for their use. Towards the end of that month the Bev, Mr. Barclay arrived in London from Shetland, on a special niliskin to the Committee to represent the destitute condition of the islands, and to implore relief. His statements were, or were pretended td fie, disbelieved; and the London Committee wrote to the Edinburgh one for infolenetion as to the state of Shetland. The answer was, that " the Committee here no hesitation in expressing their opinion that a greater degree of desfitu. Lion exists in Shetland than in any other part of' Scotland." This pro duced, about the end of May, another dribblet of 7001 A whole month was then allowed to elapse, without bringing with it a single par. ticle of food for the poor Shetlanders. Mr. Barclay found the utmost difficulty in communicating with the Committee, by whom he was re. garded as a troublesome intruder, likely to interfere with a favourite project. At last a meeting was called for the 20th of June. At this meeting the report from the Aberdeen Committee, demand ing 3,000/. for the relief of the distress in Shetland was dis. cussed, and it was agreed that the 0,0001. should be given; the only question being, how much of that Wm had been received since the report was made out. It was also agreed that, in the mean time, one of the Committee should proceed to Shetland, to see with his own eyes the state of things. The latter part of the agreement is admitted , and it cannot be denied that it has been broken; and it wa s much the more important part, for had inquiry been made, more abundant relief must have followed. With respect to the reception of the Aberdeen report, there is a difference of opinion between Mr, Dundas and Mr. Barclay, on the one side, and Dr. Crombie an theother. Between opposing recollections I do not presume to decide; but if Dr. Crombie escape from one horn of the dilemma, it is only to fall upon the other, for the Committee stood pledged to the Edinburgh Committee to act upon that report, as will appear from the following extract of a letter, dated March 28, from Mr. Nisbet, one of the London secretaries, to the assistant-secretary of the Edinburgh Committee. " We cannot enter tain the emigration question, indeed, all our appeals were made for a starving population, and we cannot understand how your Committee should neglect the Shetlands, if the people are really in the state de scribed in the letter sent to us.. We are now in correspondence with the Aberdeen Committee, and shall be glad to be guided by them in affording all reasonable help." Dr. Crombie's attempt to vindicate the Committee from a breach of faith has thus ended in their being clearly convicted of two such breaches. But to return to the proceedings of the Committee on the 20th of June. In addition to the evidence furnished by the Aberdeen report, Mr. Barclay laid before the Committee surveys and reports from the ministers, elders, and other respectable persons in the distressed dis. trees. There was no gue:swork in these surveys; the dwellings of the poor had been visited, their little stocks of provisions, where they had any, were examined, ay, weighed to the last ounce, and the time which they would lest, allowing to each inmate the smallest daily pittance of food which could keep soul and body together, minutely calculated. Dr. Crombie makes light of this evidence, and even sneers at it as unworthy of credit: every one to his taste. To me it appeared the most appelling record of want and wretchedness that ever met my eye; and I will take the liberty of remarking that those who after perusing it could lock up or divert the sources of relief so liberally provided by the sympathy of the public, regardless of th e su ff er i ng that must, and the death that might be the consequence of such an act, have incurred a responsi_ bility which, unless they be made of materials different from the rest of mankind, must haunt their nightly slumbers until they find repose in the grave. Dr. Crombie met these statements, which I must be permitted to call not only " authenticated evidence," but better authenticated than any on which the Committee have parted with their funds, by the re mark that similar destitution might be found in the houses of the la bouring population of England. This is a specimen of the knowledge which these Committee-men bring to their task. They neither know, nor will they believe, nor even inquire. What resemblance is there be. tween the situation of the labouring classes in Shetland and in England ? The Shetland peasant has no resource in daily earnings. He lays in his little stock of provisions for the whole year at one season, and when that is exhaust. d, he must resort to the sea for a supply. When that alto fails him, if he be lett to his own resources, shell.fish and seaweed afford him the only means of warding off the stroke of death. This evidence shook the nerves of some of the Committee, though it did not remove the incredulity of others, and wrung from them a vote of 500/., the last driblet, which the starving Shetlanders were to receive, making in all a sum of 2,0001. for the whole year of 1838. Dr. Cromb:e who complains so much of exaggeration, has kindly added a fourth part to the amount, making it 2,5004 But, if further evidence be wanted to prove the existence of distress in the Shetland Isles, and the culpability of the Committee in refusing to supp!y adequate relief, let me add, that it is afforded by the transactions which have taken place in the Committee-room within th• last few days. On Wednesday last, there was a meeting of the Committee, at which none of the rump attended, and at which the former proceedings were annulled, and a grant of SOO/. voted to the Shetlandrrs, without one tittle of addi. tional evidence being brought forward. Can there be a stronger con demnation of the conduct of the Strathpetfer clique ? Allow me also to direct your attention and that of the public to the following unanimous resolution of the Aberdeen Committee passed on the 7th of this month : " That great and appalling distress still prevails in the Islands of Shetland, and has been fully ascertained from recent personal inquiry, and from other sources of information entitled to the most entire confi dence, and that the distress must continue, and will continue, until the produce of the next harvest shall becoma available for the subsistence of the people." So much for Mr. Barclay's so called "exaggerations." Turn we now to Dr. Crombie's defence of the Committee against the charge of having committed a breach of trust in destining the whole of the sur plus in their hands to objects not contemplated by the subscribes while the distress in Shetland remained unrelieved. This is the charge brought by Mr. Barclay; and is there a man in the kingdom who does not concur in it? Does Dr. Crombie mean to assert that the re solution passed by the Committee on the 12th of July, declaring that they would grant no further relief, and devoting the surplus of upwards of 10,0001. to e 'ucation and the endowment of an hospital in Strathpeffer, was not a gross breach of trust with the subscribers ? But the Com mittee are condemned out of their own mouths upon this point, In a letter of one of their Secretaries to the Edinburgh Committee, dated the h o educationNovember,n t lB3 occur the following ords •--"The question f been 7; w ertained by this C omm i ttee, however desirous 0 2 5 can they may b 2 that this blessing should be conferred upon their poor countrymen, being altogether foreign to th e purpose for which the money was calculated." This, I think, settles that question, for it edu cation was not a proper object for the application of the funds; it will hardly be contended that the endowment of iln ':ospital was se, Dr. Crombie's quibbling upon the word " temporise" is almost be neath notice ; he endeavours to show that Mr. Barclay is guilty of an inconsistency in desiring Mr. Dundas " to bring the Committee to a point if they continue to temporise," after stating that they appear to have made up their minds neither to grant further supplies nor to in quire into the distress. Ls this there is no inconsistency whatever. It only proves that Mr. Barclay knew the Committee better than Dr. Crombie does; for I have shown that they can not only temporise after they have come to a conclusion, but that they can come to directly op posite conclusions upon the same subject. Dr. Crombie labours hard to prove that the success of the herring fishery in Shetland last year was much under-rated, he states that the quantity caught, namely, 26,000 barrels, was abort t wo-thirds of their usual quantity. There is, however, in this statement, an important omission, and the more important because it appears to be wilitd. When he made this assertion on a former occasion he was informed that nearly double the usual number of boats and men were engaged in that fishing last year, and this he ought in fairness to have mentioned. The Slratlanders are next twitted with ingratitude to the Committee. This is rather a singular charge. The gratitude of the Shetlanders is due, ann is deeply felt, to the English public, who have so liberally con. tributed on the late and on former occasions to the relief of their dis tresses ; but it is rather too much to expect that they should begrateful to those who have Intercepted. that relief, and offered them minural water instead of bread. One of the causes to which Dr. Crombie imputes the distress of the Shotlanders is the absenteeism of the landlords. The natives of Ultima Thule will smile at this discovery. Were that the greatest evil their country labours under, it would be the hippie t spot on the face of the earth. How many absentee proprietors can Dr. Crombie reckon up Let him try, and tell you in Isis next letter. Dr. Crombie, in his eagerness to convict Mr. Barclay of exortiltancy in Isis demands upon the London Committee's funds, asserts that Mr. Barclay asked 12,000/ for Shetland. That Mr. Barclay may have said in conversation that that sum would not do more than supply the neces sities of Shetland is by no means unlikely, as it is a well.known fact that the distress in thet quarter is as great, if not greater, this year than it was last; but that he actually did make such a demand of the Cinn mittee I must be permitted to doubt until I hear Mr. Barclay's versi on of the story, I n d ee d , Id o not believe there is the least foundation, fo such an accu sa ti on. Th e object for which it - is brought ,forward is to mitigate the fury of th a t pu bli c i nd i gnation, wh i ch h as so ju stly aren upon so - ,:ac. , of Dr. Cromble'a asszciates for their misconduct. I subjoin the abstract of the survey of one of the nine parishes allud d ~; .a. ~.. ~> BRITISH ASSOCIATION OP SCIENCE. 1 (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) ith the appr oac hi ng meeting of the British As- soeigion may be h.: N E w t ,: STLE- UPON- T NE, Aug. 11 .—The first grand move, in connexion ;7' id to have t a k en p l ace th i s forenoon, when his Grace the D u k e eh e Northumb er l an d, t h e President of the Society this year, arrive.: at Newcastle, en route, for his Grace's seat. Alnwick Castle, As usual, the head of the truly noble house of Percy, was greeted with the music of the merry le'ls, as he passed through bur ancient and grate fully-minded town. His amiable consort, the Duchess, did not accompany the Duke, her Grace having alighted a few miles off, in the county of Durham, to pay a short visit at Ravensworth Castle. Of course the all-engrossing topic here jost now, is the grand "gathering" about to take place ; and, front "hat is already known, there can be no doubt that it will be one or the most numerously-attended, if not the most brilliant asserchlage of individuals that has yet been wit nessed in this cztuntry, to do honour to Science and Litera!ure. " Ingenuas dididise fideliter artes, Emotlit mores, rice sinit erse feros " - In point of fact, what is mostly dreaded is, that, with the most unwearied exertions on the part of the Managing Committee, to rend e r every accommodation possible, the ac t ua l num b er o f su b scr ib e r s i s suc h i n i —j this district, bein g 1,110, i ns t ea d o f 600, as was or i g i na lly es timated from what took pl ace a t Li v erpo o l and .l l3ristol on si m il ar occas i ons, 1 . e., w i t h re f erence to t h e popu lation of th ese t owns , as compare d w i th N ewcastle. The great m a tt er o f d rea d , t h ere f ore, is, that there may be some dif ficulty in m a ki ng a ll t h e arrangements so replete with comfort as might b e wish e d. A t t h e same t i me it is is only proper to state that, aft er a care f u l i nspect i on o f the various build ings, rooms, &c , available for the purposesof the Association, Piofessor Phillips has reported the whole as eminently ap propriated to the purposes of the meeting. The following programme has in consequence been adopted by the Corn - 11. , tee of Management, na me ly : ATICAL AND PHYSICAL SECTION—The Lecture room of the Lit. and Phil. Society. CHEMICAL SECTION-..-NtZTURAL HISTORY SECTION.-- The two Courts in the Most Hall. MECHANICAL SECTION.--GEOGRA.,,HICA L SECTION—Upper and lower rooms of the Music Hall. MEDICAL SECTION—The Surgeons',l:3ll. STATISTICAL SECTION—OId Academy of Arts. GENERAL COMMITTEE—Grand Jury-room, 1;50ot Hall. COUNClL—Committee-room, Lit. and Pliq. S o ciety. ROYAL GRAMMAR- SCHOOL. CORPORATION -SCHOOL, &Ca..... To be reserved for such purposes as may arise. In all probability, there will be a greater attendance on the part of the fair sex than has yet been witnessed at any of the previous meetings. The number of ladies' tickets, however, is limited at presc.nt to 800, nearly the whole of which are enge.ged. If, therefore, we adopt the calculation of Pro fessor Phillips, which is that there will be 1,000 members from a distance, the entire aggregate will amount to 2,900 persons. Besides Sir John Herschel, who, it is e:cpected, will be the guest of the Mayor, the following Professors have already announced their intention of being present, viz., Professors Sedgwick, Buckland, Lyall, and Gardner. As regards the gastronomic section the Purveyors report most favourably —abundance of fine venison having been pro mised by Lords Tankerville, Prudhoe, the Bishop of Durham, Mr. Beaumont, &c. The circus has been fitted up as a dining saloon, capable of accommodating 600 persons. Perhaps it would have- been better adapted to the exigencies of the case bad there been room fur 1,000. DETECTION OF A COV.FEE-HOUSE BOOK THIEr.—A few days ago Mr. Lunt , the ICeeph7r of the old established ICoffee and Chop house on Clerkenwell Green, discovered a shabby dreised, middle aged man, who gave the name of Wii:iam Stanley, steal. ing a volume of Cooper's popular work "The Pilot." He was imme diately given into the custody of a constable, taken befot:t the sitting magistrate at Hatton-Garden Police-office. H. Witham, Esq,...ans! coo. mated for trial upon the charge. Mr. Lamb suspects the same gun to have plundered him only the day before of another volume of " The Pilot." The losses sustained by coffee-house keepers who provide li braries for the entertainment of their customers, are very serious. Mrs. Lunt complains, that within these last two years, no less than 200 vs_ lumen of valuable books have been stolen from their reading and cofte room, independent of the daily journals and small publications they lose week'y. The beauties of San Sebastian are not without the common dangers to hearts that are vulnerable. On this occasion we maralied towards the fight cheered by their cries of" Viva l'ingleses,'' I believe there were some of us forgot the coming danger for a short time, to revel in the luxury of imaginary love. They seemed so pecu liarly lovely amid the surrounding circumstances, that an onlooker could have wished to go into the fight, or not go at all, just as he might have the affections that looked through the black eyes to win c'r had eready won them. I observed one particularly. She was the younger of two davgliters of a merchant of considerable note in San Sebastian. There was con.l7ined in her person the whole of that beauty that poets have embodied in the wordsfairy an d angel, and she btit so tenderly over ' the body of a dying Englishman, as she prayed for his parting spirit (an office performed read;:y by all Spaniards)—washed the blood from his temples, and gave him a cordial to drink, that it seemed uncertain whether she whispered a praer, or gave him a kiss! whichever it was, the one or the other, or both, there were some who saw her who could have been content with a wound riot too deadly) for the sake of such tender consolation. Ihrt it was a passing scene. Some saw. it for a mo ment, as if Heaven had permitted them a parting glance of earth's choicest pleasures 'ere the world closed on them for ever. A short counter march—a wheal to the right, and a run at iioutile;;Cl, brought us under the tire of the enemy, and death, which had by this time thinned other regiments, commenced among us.—Somervilles History of the British Legion in Spain. NEW FUEL FOIL STEAM NAVIGATION.---We understand Mr. Williams, the chief direc:or of the Dublin Steam Com pany, his discuvered a new description of fuel applicable to the use. of steam navigation, and particularly for vessels intended for a long voyage, . _ as it consideraVy diminishes the weight to he carried. It is sta►ed t hat experiment has pro Ned one ton of the new fuel to be equal in eficct to four tons of the best coal. Mr. IVilliams has already secured the benefit of this important discovery n; a patent, and the public are likely soon to be put in possession of the nature of this new kind of fuel. A desi• deratum of this kind was alone wan,;;Nl to . remove the last remaining .obstaete to transatlantic steam navig,:tio.:--narnely, the enormous dead weight of coal required for engines of grLet power by large vessels on long voyages. This new fuel, a spvimen of which we have seen, we hear, is manufactured from a description of peat I.: turf found in Ireland, called stone turf, from its weight and solidity, ano which produces a most intense heat. This stone peat when mixed with t a . • and subjected to a very high pressure, has all the appearance of the best Cannel coal. —Liverpool Paper. ACCIDENT FROM A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.- On the afternoon of Wednesday last, a dreadful accident betel a person named Williams, when coming on the road towards Merthyr, he seeing 01:0 of the Dowlais locomotive engines, got on part of the tender, whets not adopting the necessary precaution of taking . hold of the chain he was thrown Of; and before the engine could be stopped it had passed over his right thigh, which it nearly severed from his body, presenting a most frightful appearance.—Silurian. _ _ On Sunni ly last, two mad does were killed at Hampstead, in which village, during the last fortnight, upwards of a dozen others have met with a similar fate at the of the pc.lioivaiThl the inhibitatits fifth,. place; a cow and a pig were a few days ago bitten by a d:,g in a rabid state, :tad in consequence of the alarm excited by these cceurrences, the constables of the district have received such Ma gisterial orders as will justify them in dispatching all the canine stni. mats which may be found roaming about the streets without being muzzled, or otherwise prevented from indicting injury, - - ST ATE OF TRADE.—Business continues much as reported last week ; the demand being moderate, and wools maintain. ing their prices. The advance on manufactured goods is not yet realized, or obtained with difficulty. More goods from this market have been shipped this week, than during the previous weeks; but the fo reign demind, upon the whole, as compared with former seasons, is very t filling. —Leicestershire Merczry. MIDLAND COUNTIES ItAlLwAY.—The neigh bourhood of Spondon, near Derby, has presented a busy scene for the .. . . last week. A diversion of the canal had to be made by the Railway Company, which could not be effected without stopping the navigation, for u hich there is a penalty of '2l. per hour. The ccntrhctor (Mr. Mackenzie) taking advantage of a stoppage of the canal, mustered his forces from the other parts of the contract, and has succeeded in exe cuting the diversion while the repairs of th e canal were going on, to the astonishment of the natives. Between 200 and 300 men were cm. pmyed in a very small space, and when all busily at work presented A very animated spectacle. To induce the men to persevere and work an extra number of hours, Mr. Mackenzie supplied them daily with a sub stantial dinner of beef and ale (in addition to their wages), which was s_rved out and eaten on the works.—Railway Times of Saturday. . Two servants, in the employ of Mr. Jones, of Buarthylocl, in the parish of Llanbadrig, went at midday on the divested himself to bathe in Porthwen Creek. The head servant in great has t -t: , bank was of a most absupt steepness. Ile instantly disappeared himself of his garments, and plunged into the water at a spot flrioeri.ne the view of his compassion, io more. Nearly that only for a moment.. Ile sank instantly, and rose s found, and life was totally an hour and a half elapsed befu.c the body was extinct. The general opinion is that dece ased as suddenly seized and was seen but once again on the surface, , and v a e n r , y o p st robable is, that he had profuse sweat. The ii ','3' may account tor the haste with with Cramp ; inii,„iu,j and d i tivhh.„atmroernic,l,e6rt,s,t laiii,sdopiiliiiiocinil perspiration which he was wide rg x. o ~ but fat s] ele ment. . The same fact, doubtless, Is frequent under such cireum... accounts for the fatal result , .1 the timetesfiens — " Drowned whilst bathing," which he sought the c stances. The verdict on a caution to our readers.— Cart:etyma We trust the event will serve as Herald. • '°1111:j as cramp ii the ve , / y da loin ney Marsh, has, in the course of hisprofessional nerable sex tun n , , h he commenced in October, 1791, put to bed with a shovel carer, n hick A v I N DusTitrous " .r AN enjoyment of rob ust h ea l t h ; aisd to icipulatinn of the parish timid ever boast at any on e g i ven ti me. no lev.cr than 1,556 s ullrcts, considerably more in r oun d numbers than all ap;searancc he may clap under the ' clod another generation of the the it: e i, n! , . i i i re b, 67,1, year, and in the dwellers in t he Nlarsh, cre yet some other trusty brother of the trade shall have occ.lsion to " do P - ir him what he has done for --L thousand,• " ' . over CAUTION TO MUSHROOM-EATERS.—A cabi- tiet-inaker named Rivett, residing in Ogle-street, Cavendish-square, and !its family were nearly poisoned yesterday from eating " toad.stoolx," which they had gatheTed in the dads, 6uppoging them to be mushrocroa. ' 4 's• s ~ .I..AAs i __, -4-. , . ' : > :=4- 1 14; t-P' 3 it., DII. to in the fi rs t p art of my Jester, from which it w .. -. 6scarthat fro one:, :w 4 middle of April to the Ist, or it may be the .rn ' . .51, - : OctOber.thire were 2,480 per-ons Without a particle of food fr t Vast year's c1*.; , ‘ , 7 . 1 The public will soon b e put i n possess i on of snore. ' ' th'e - saine/ effect. • ' ..:. , 3213.T WI sm :q V. Abstract of the stat e o f 490 families in the parish o f Unst, in respect. of food, f rom a survey wade on . `h e 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, 10 t h , 1 7th, 12th, and 13th days of March, /03 . 8 . :.-- ,qO2 persona, having no' provision ; three weeks' ; 202 one month ' s ; 207, one week's ; 250, two weelksik,2i, l 946,. five weeks'; '207, six werAr; 1 16, seven. weeks'; 188 two months'; 16, ni ne wee k s; 66, ten Wffisks',* . 123 . 14 )*ce months' ; 51 , fourteen we e k s ' ; 47, four months'; 10, eitrhte:n weeks'; 17, ninete en ' weeks'; 15, fi ve mont h s ' ; 4, six months'. , r,ta s , 2 , 4 80. in conclusi o n, let inc ask the rump how, with th e evidence which I have shown th a t th ey pos'essed of the distress in the ~Shetland I''ands, they could ha ve the effrontery to attempt to gull the pubis.. by stating, i n vindication of the Strathpeffer job, as they have done in tt. e preface to their celebrated resolutions of the 12th July, that the 1-1:1011f , nda and . Islands were then in their " ordinary circumstances P" I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, 54, Burton .str ee t , T avistock.square, AugCARHIBALD BARCLAY. Aug` BALD